Lenny Ackerman

Title(s)Associate Professor, Urology
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    Title(s)Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology


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    1. Manipulating the Gut Microbiome in Urinary Tract Infection-Prone Patients. Urol Clin North Am. 2024 Nov; 51(4):525-536. Dutta R, Stothers L, Ackerman AL. PMID: 39349020.
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    2. U.S. primary care physician perceptions on barriers to providing guideline-driven care for UTI and recurrent UTI: a qualitative study. BMC Prim Care. 2024 Jul 01; 25(1):234. Park J, Torosis M, Kim JH, Ackerman AL. PMID: 38951826; PMCID: PMC11218267.
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    3. Validation of Distinct Bladder Pain Phenotypes Utilizing the MAPP Research Network Cohort. Int Urogynecol J. 2024 Mar; 35(3):637-648. Nettey OS, Gu C, Jackson NJ, Ackerman AL. PMID: 38300276; PMCID: PMC11023803.
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    4. Myofascial urinary frequency syndrome is a novel syndrome of bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms associated with myofascial pelvic floor dysfunction. Sci Rep. 2023 10 27; 13(1):18412. Ackerman AL, Jackson NJ, Caron AT, Kaufman MR, Routh JC, Lowder JL. PMID: 37891217; PMCID: PMC10611808.
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    5. Patient and Clinician Challenges with Anticholinergic Step Therapy in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder: A Narrative Review. Adv Ther. 2023 11; 40(11):4741-4757. Dmochowski RR, Newman DK, Rovner ES, Zillioux J, Malik RD, Ackerman AL. PMID: 37725308; PMCID: PMC10567877.
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    6. The Persistency Index: a novel screening tool for identifying myofascial pelvic floor dysfunction in patients seeking care for lower urinary tract symptoms. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 12; 229(6):667.e1-667.e11. Ackerman AL, Torosis M, Jackson NJ, Caron AT, Kaufman MR, Lowder JL, Routh JC. PMID: 37633575; PMCID: PMC11000817.
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    7. The healthy urinary microbiome in asymptomatic participants in the MAPP Network Study: Relation to gender, age, and menopausal status. Can Urol Assoc J. 2022 Sep; 16(9):E448-E454. Nickel JC, Stephens A, Ackerman AL, Anger JT, Lai HH, Ehrlich GD. PMID: 35426787; PMCID: PMC9484748.
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    8. Pelvic organ prolapse recurrence after pregnancy following uterine-sparing prolapse repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J. 2023 Feb; 34(2):345-356. Andebrhan SB, Caron AT, Szlachta-McGinn A, Parameshwar PS, Jackson NJ, Rosenman AE, Anger JT, Ackerman AL. PMID: 35920935.
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    9. Racial Disparities in Outcomes of Women Undergoing Myomectomy. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 12 01; 138(6):845-851. Dallas K, Dubinskaya A, Andebrhan SB, Anger J, Rogo-Gupta LJ, Elliott CS, Ackerman AL. PMID: 34735384.
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    10. Unsupervised Machine Learning Approaches Reveal Distinct Phenotypes of Perceived Bladder Pain: A Pilot Study. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2021 Nov; 2. Mwesigwa PJ, Jackson NJ, Caron AT, Kanji F, Ackerman JE, Webb JR, Scott VCS, Eilber KS, Underhill DM, Anger JT, Ackerman AL. PMID: 35036991; PMCID: PMC8758057.
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    11. Defining Properly Collected Urine: Thresholds to Improve the Accuracy of Urinalysis for Microscopic Hematuria Evaluation in Women. J Urol. 2022 Feb; 207(2):385-391. Chen A, Caron A, Jackson NJ, Kanji F, Kuhlmann P, Le CH, Eilber KS, Anger JT, Ackerman AL. PMID: 34544262.
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    12. Fear and Frustration among Women with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Findings from Patient Focus Groups. J Urol. 2021 09; 206(3):688-695. Scott VCS, Thum LW, Sadun T, Markowitz M, Maliski SL, Ackerman AL, Anger JT, Kim JH. PMID: 34233479.
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    13. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Molecular Testing Does Not Correlate with Irritative or Painful Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. J Urol. 2021 Aug; 206(2):390-398. Souders CP, Scott VCS, Ackerman JE, Khalique MU, Eilber KS, Anger JT, Ackerman AL. PMID: 33780281.
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    14. Comparison of deep phenotyping features of UCPPS with and without Hunner lesion: A MAPP-II Research Network Study. Neurourol Urodyn. 2021 03; 40(3):810-818. Lai HH, Newcomb C, Harte S, Appleby D, Ackerman AL, Anger JT, Nickel JC, Gupta P, Rodriguez LV, Landis JR, Clemens JQ, MAPP Research Network. PMID: 33604963; PMCID: PMC8159180.
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    15. Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Women: Primary Care Referral Patterns in a Tertiary Care Center. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 02 01; 27(2):118-120. Samimi P, Ackerman AL, Handler S, Eilber KS, Anger J. PMID: 31295184.
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    16. Risk Factors for Intraoperative Bladder Perforation at the Time of Midurethral Sling Placement. Urology. 2021 02; 148:100-105. Kuhlmann PK, Dallas K, Masterson J, Patel DN, Chen A, Castaneda P, Ackerman AL, Anger JT, Eilber KS. PMID: 33227306.
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    17. Vaginal laser treatment of genitourinary syndrome of menopause: does the evidence support the FDA safety communication? Menopause. 2020 10; 27(10):1177-1184. Guo JZ, Souders C, McClelland L, Anger JT, Scott VCS, Eilber KS, Ackerman AL. PMID: 32796292.
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    18. Writing in the Margins of Sexual Function Questionnaires: A Qualitative Analysis of Data From Women With Pelvic Floor Disorders. J Sex Med. 2020 09; 17(9):1705-1714. Parameshwar PS, Borok JF, Jung EE, Thum LW, Ackerman AL, Eilber KS, Anger JT. PMID: 32694067.
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    19. Outcomes of Prophylactic Mid-Urethral Sling at the Time of Robotic Sacrocolpopexy. Urology. 2021 04; 150:130-133. Stewart CA, Popat S, Zhao H, Dallas K, Gonzalez G, Gonzales-Alabastro C, Ackerman AL, Eilber K, Anger JT. PMID: 32683067.
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    20. Underrepresentation of functional conditions of the lower urinary tract in adults in US federal research funding. Neurourol Urodyn. 2020 08; 39(6):1708-1716. Souders CP, Lo EM, Ackerman AL. PMID: 32506674.
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    21. Re-evaluation of birth trends and pregnancy complications among female urologists: Have we made any progress? Neurourol Urodyn. 2020 06; 39(5):1355-1362. Scott VCS, Lerner LB, Eilber KS, Anger JT, Ackerman AL. PMID: 32449995.
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    22. Identifying Opportunities to Improve Patient Experience With Sacral Neuromodulation: A Human Factors Approach. Urology. 2021 04; 150:207-212. Cohen TN, Cohen KA, Burton CS, Kanji FF, Francis SE, Patel DC, Ackerman AL, Eilber KS, Anger JT. PMID: 32389820.
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    23. Considerations for Bedside Urologic Procedures in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2. Urology. 2020 08; 142:26-28. Souders CP, Zhao H, Ackerman AL. PMID: 32339561; PMCID: PMC7195357.
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    24. The Bladder is Not Sterile: an Update on the Urinary Microbiome. Curr Bladder Dysfunct Rep. 2019; 14(4):331-341. Ackerman AL, Chai TC. PMID: 32612735; PMCID: PMC7328282.
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    25. Referral Patterns for the Evaluation of Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria in Women in a Single Health Care System: Room for Improvement. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 08; 134(2):318-322. Handler SJ, Ackerman AL, Samimi PA, Bresee C, Anger JT, Eilber KS. PMID: 31306311.
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    26. Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women: AUA/CUA/SUFU Guideline. J Urol. 2019 08; 202(2):282-289. Anger J, Lee U, Ackerman AL, Chou R, Chughtai B, Clemens JQ, Hickling D, Kapoor A, Kenton KS, Kaufman MR, Rondanina MA, Stapleton A, Stothers L, Chai TC. PMID: 31042112.
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    27. Urinary fungi associated with urinary symptom severity among women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). World J Urol. 2020 Feb; 38(2):433-446. Nickel JC, Stephens A, Landis JR, Mullins C, van Bokhoven A, Anger JT, Ackerman AL, Kim J, Sutcliffe S, Krol JE, Sen B, Hammond J, Ehrlich GD, Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network. PMID: 31028455; PMCID: PMC6815247.
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    28. Optimization of DNA extraction from human urinary samples for mycobiome community profiling. PLoS One. 2019; 14(4):e0210306. Ackerman AL, Anger JT, Khalique MU, Ackerman JE, Tang J, Kim J, Underhill DM, Freeman MR, NIH Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP). PMID: 31022216; PMCID: PMC6483181.
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    29. Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome: insights from the MAPP Research Network. Nat Rev Urol. 2019 03; 16(3):187-200. Clemens JQ, Mullins C, Ackerman AL, Bavendam T, van Bokhoven A, Ellingson BM, Harte SE, Kutch JJ, Lai HH, Martucci KT, Moldwin R, Naliboff BD, Pontari MA, Sutcliffe S, Landis JR, MAPP Research Network Study Group. PMID: 30560936; PMCID: PMC6800057.
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    30. Comparative effectiveness of one versus two-stage sacral neurostimulation device placement. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 02; 38(2):734-739. Patel DN, Zhao HH, Houman J, Ackerman AL, Eilber KS, Anger JT. PMID: 30620133.
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    31. Symptomatic overlap in overactive bladder and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: development of a new algorithm. BJU Int. 2019 04; 123(4):682-693. Ackerman AL, Lai HH, Parameshwar PS, Eilber KS, Anger JT. PMID: 30253040.
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    32. Female Sexual Dysfunction and the Placebo Effect: A Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 08; 132(2):453-458. Weinberger JM, Houman J, Caron AT, Patel DN, Baskin AS, Ackerman AL, Eilber KS, Anger JT. PMID: 29995725.
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    33. Diagnosis and treatment of patients with prostatic abscess in the post-antibiotic era. Int J Urol. 2018 02; 25(2):103-110. Ackerman AL, Parameshwar PS, Anger JT. PMID: 28944509.
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    34. Author Reply. Urology. 2017 08; 106:208-209. Ackerman AL, Raz S. PMID: 28571735.
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    35. The Risk of Recurrent Urinary Incontinence Requiring Surgery After Suburethral Sling Removal for Mesh Complications. Urology. 2017 08; 106:203-209. Ramart P, Ackerman AL, Cohen SA, Kim JH, Raz S. PMID: 28476681.
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    36. The mycobiome of the human urinary tract: potential roles for fungi in urology. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Jan; 5(2):31. Ackerman AL, Underhill DM. PMID: 28217696; PMCID: PMC5300854.
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    37. Comparison of Times to Ureteral Efflux after Administration of Sodium Fluorescein and Phenazopyridine. J Urol. 2017 02; 197(2):519-523. Cohen SA, Chaudhry Z, Oliver JL, Kreydin EI, Nguyen MT, Mills SA, Ackerman AL, Kim JH, Tarnay CM, Raz S. PMID: 27664579.
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    38. Difference of opinion - Are syntetic slings safe? Opinion: No. Int Braz J Urol. 2016 Jul-Aug; 42(4):640-4. Ackerman AL, Raz S. PMID: 27564272; PMCID: PMC5006757.
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    39. The Glt1 glutamate receptor mediates the establishment and perpetuation of chronic visceral pain in an animal model of stress-induced bladder hyperalgesia. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2016 04 01; 310(7):F628-F636. Ackerman AL, Jellison FC, Lee UJ, Bradesi S, Rodríguez LV. PMID: 26697981; PMCID: PMC5504462.
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    40. MRI suggests increased tonicity of the levator ani in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. Int Urogynecol J. 2016 Jan; 27(1):77-83. Ackerman AL, Lee UJ, Jellison FC, Tan N, Patel M, Raman SS, Rodriguez LV. PMID: 26231233.
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    41. Chronic psychological stress in high-anxiety rats induces sustained bladder hyperalgesia. Physiol Behav. 2015 Feb; 139:541-8. Lee UJ, Ackerman AL, Wu A, Zhang R, Leung J, Bradesi S, Mayer EA, Rodríguez LV. PMID: 25449389.
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    42. Patients' understanding of pelvic floor disorders: what women want to know. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2012 May-Jun; 18(3):137-42. Kiyosaki K, Ackerman AL, Histed S, Sevilla C, Eilber K, Maliski S, Rogers RG, Anger J. PMID: 22543763; PMCID: PMC3733672.
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    43. Female Urethral Reconstruction. Curr Bladder Dysfunct Rep. 2010 Dec; 5(4):225-232. Ackerman AL, Blaivas J, Anger JT. PMID: 21475706; PMCID: PMC3061629.
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